KOREA’S VIEWS ON THE SUGGESTED CATEGORIZATION OF FISHERY SUBSIDIES

World Trade Organization TN/RL/W/69 18 March 2003 (03-1578) Negotiating Group on Rules Original: English KOREA’S VIEWS ON THE SUGGESTED CATEGORIZATION OF FISHERY SUBSIDIES The following communication, dated 17 March 2003, has been received from the Permanent Mission of Korea. _______________ INTRODUCTION 1. In the February session of the rules negotiation, a group of Members made a submission on the possible categorization of fishery subsidies. The submission shows in summary form the categorization of fishery subsidies that various organizations have developed so far for certain purposes pursued by those organizations. 2. The submission, other than presenting the various different types of categorization, seems to suggest that the rules group should embark on its own categorization of fishery subsidies. 3. In the rules group negotiation on fishery subsidy issues during the year 2002, Korea consistently stated that the rules group should